Bigfoot. UFOs. Missing time. High strangeness.

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Jim Powell sits down with investigator and experiencer Bryan Bowden for a fascinating conversation spanning decades of firsthand encounters and unexplained phenomena.

Bryan recounts a terrifying Bigfoot bluff charge, powerful Sierra-style whoops, orange orbs, UFO sightings, light beings, paranormal activity, and a mysterious three-hour period of missing time. He also describes awakening after an encounter with a metallic taste and strange blue liquid in his mouth, along with unexplained experiences that affected members of his family over many years.

Jim and Bryan examine the patterns connecting Bigfoot reports, UFO encounters, missing-time cases, physical effects, and paranormal activity. They also discuss human and cattle mutilation research, whether Bigfoot can behave benevolently, and why Bryan has chosen not to undergo hypnotic regression.

Are these unrelated phenomena—or different expressions of something larger?

Topics include:

• A close-range Bigfoot bluff charge
• Sierra-style whoops that could be physically felt
• Orange orbs and UFO encounters
• Three hours of unexplained missing time
• Metallic taste and mysterious blue liquid
• Light beings and recurring paranormal activity
• Unexplained effects on Bryan and his family
• Human and cattle mutilation research
• Possible connections between Bigfoot and UFOs
• Why Bryan refuses hypnotic regression

Chapters:

00:00 — Bigfoot, UFOs and Missing Time
00:22 — Bigfoot Bluff Charge Encounter
01:16 — Sierra-Style Bigfoot Whoops
01:51 — The Missing-Time Mystery Begins
10:32 — Bigfoot, UFOs and Human Mutilation
13:33 — Can Bigfoot Be Benevolent?
22:45 — Sierra Sounds That Shook His Chest
24:44 — Bryan’s Closest Bigfoot Encounter
29:35 — Orange Orb and UFO Encounter
33:31 — Light Beings in the Woods
56:25 — Three Hours of Missing Time
57:15 — Metallic Taste and Blue Liquid
59:12 — Paranormal Activity Affecting the Family
1:04:46 — Unexplained Health Effects
1:11:03 — Are Bigfoot and UFOs Connected?
1:16:00 — Why Bryan Avoids Hypnotic Regression
1:19:16 — Third Eye Live and Final Thoughts

Something was watching them from the ridge—and it stayed just outside the headlights.

Host and paranormal experiencer Jim Powell sits down with longtime North Carolina investigator Tim Dills for a deep conversation about Bigfoot, Dogman, orange orbs, intelligent cryptid behavior, and high strangeness in the Appalachian Mountains.

Tim recounts nearly two decades of unusual activity beginning with a Bigfoot encounter in 2008. He describes orange orbs appearing before cryptid activity, strange whistles and vocalizations, rocks thrown toward investigators, trail cameras being disturbed, and audio recorders mysteriously unscrewed and packed with dirt.

The conversation also turns to Dogman when Tim shares the nighttime encounter that changed him from a skeptic into a believer: glowing eyes near his truck followed by impossible, synchronized barking from deep within the North Carolina woods.

Jim and Tim compare their personal experiences and examine whether Bigfoot, Dogman, strange lights, equipment interference, and apparent trickster behavior might be more closely connected than many researchers are willing to consider.

Topics include:

• Bigfoot encounters in North Carolina
• A firsthand Dogman encounter
• Orange orbs preceding cryptid activity
• Equipment and trail-camera interference
• Intelligent and trickster behavior
• Strange whistles and non-human vocalizations
• Appalachian paranormal phenomena
• Possible connections between cryptids and high strangeness

Chapters:

00:00 — Jim Powell and Tim Dills
05:47 — Tim’s First Bigfoot Encounter
23:00 — Intelligent Behavior and Strange Vocalizations
27:20 — Orange Orbs Before Bigfoot Activity
31:45 — Are the Lights Connected?
36:23 — Recorders Packed With Dirt
38:20 — Something Tampers With the Equipment
52:00 — The Rubber Chicken Experiment
54:30 — Trickster Behavior in the Woods
1:02:26 — Tim’s Dogman Encounter
1:05:00 — Glowing Eyes Above the Truck
1:08:00 — Impossible Barking in the Darkness
1:13:00 — Bigfoot, Dogman, and a Possible Hierarchy

Find Tim Dills:

YouTube: North Carolina Investigates (NCI)
TikTok: TimDills13

Jim and Jamie revisit a night in Land Between the Lakes that stayed with Jim long after the investigation ended. He describes unexplained lights near camp, strange sounds in the woods, and a frightening moment when he felt disoriented. Jamie shares what was happening with her team as a storm moved in.

What happened out there? Jim and Jamie compare memories, talk through the details, and leave room for the parts they still can’t explain. This is one firsthand account, shared as remembered—not a confirmed identification of what was in the woods.

From the Vault brings older Night’s Watch stories back for another listen. If you’ve had an unusual experience in the LBL, or have a story you’d like Jim and Jamie to discuss, get in touch with the show.

00:00 Jim and Jamie revisit the LBL

02:03 A warning before the teams split up

03:26 The armadillo thermal mix-up

04:44 Lights near the cemetery

06:24 The booms, grunts, and disorienting moment

08:58 Looking back at what happened

10:04 Martin’s account of the previous night

11:38 Jim alone at camp as the storm approaches

12:30 A prayer and a feeling at the tree line

14:12 Back to the tent

16:33 Movement around camp

17:47 The strange clicking sound

20:04 What Jim thought he heard

21:14 The storm arrives

22:40 Jamie describes what her team experienced

23:41 Will they return to the LBL?

24:48 Jamie’s project update

25:40 More LBL footage for members

26:54 Send the show your stories

Could the Cynocephali—dog-headed people described in ancient and medieval accounts—connect to today’s Dogman mystery? Jim is joined by Seth Vandebrooke of Project Eleazar to explore accounts tied to Ctesias, Photius, Philostorgius, Ratramnus of Corbie, Saint Augustine, and Charlemagne, including the debate over whether the Cynocephali were human. This remastered From the Vault episode revisits the history, theology, and cryptozoology behind one of the strangest chapters in Dogman lore.

Seth’s episode notes and sources:
https://www.projecteleazar.com/the-nights-watch-dogman-according-to-9th-century-kings-and-scholars/

What happens when cameras fail, recordings vanish, and something unexplained enters your camp after dark?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Jim Powell sits down with Greg Ogles, creator of Relic Films, for an unfiltered conversation about Bigfoot encounters, unexplained disappearances, equipment failures, strange lights, orbs, possible portals, and the phenomena they have encountered while filming in some of America’s most mysterious wilderness areas.

Greg discusses his documentary work with Relic Films, including The Legend of the Downey Booger, investigations at Land Between the Lakes, and The Vanished—a film examining the disappearances of Dennis Martin in 1969 and Mike Hearon in 2008 in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The conversation then moves beyond filmmaking as Jim and Greg compare their own field experiences. They recount close-range encounters, creatures entering camp after dark, physical reactions in high-activity locations, and repeated equipment failures that appeared to occur precisely when cameras and recorders were directed toward unexplained activity.

Cameras fail. Audio recorders stop. Files become corrupted. Storage media appears to be wiped. Is this coincidence, environmental interference, or evidence that the phenomenon can react to being documented?

Jim and Greg also examine strange lights, orbs, possible portals, defensive encounters, and entities connected to regional folklore—including the Raven Mocker.

Guest: Greg Ogles
Creator: Relic Films

Episode chapters:

00:00 Close-Range Bigfoot Encounters
01:45 Strange Lights and Orbs
06:07 The Vanished and Dennis Martin
11:10 The Disappearance of Mike Hearon
16:33 Greg and Jim Compare Field Encounters
18:43 Something Enters Camp After Dark
21:12 Cameras and Equipment Begin Failing
29:30 Why Does Equipment Fail Around the Phenomenon?
31:30 Corrupted Files and Lost Footage
41:15 The Raven Mocker and Regional Folklore
42:48 Entities Connected to Local Legends
50:00 Orbs and Unexplained Lights
58:00 Are Portals Involved?
1:00:13 Examining the Portal Question
1:03:42 Creatures Entering Camp
1:04:45 Physical Reactions in High-Activity Areas
1:06:57 Defensive Encounters in the Field
1:07:07 What Came into Camp That Night?

Jim Powell is the host and creator of The Night’s Watch, an interview and investigation series exploring cryptids, UFO/UAP encounters, spiritual phenomena, ancient mysteries, and other unexplained experiences. He also works with Relic Films on documentary productions and field investigations. Enigma is an original documentary series produced independently by The Night’s Watch.

What would you do if something hidden in the woods suddenly yelled at you from the darkness?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Jim speaks with Jerry Millwood of Rebels Dark Tales of Appalachia, North Carolina Investigates, and Sasquatch Recon about years of encounters and unexplained activity in the Appalachian foothills of western North Carolina.

Jerry recounts a roadside Bigfoot sighting near a cornfield, mysterious red eye shine beside an old graveyard, strange whistles and vocalizations, unexplained lights and orbs, and quartz rocks apparently being thrown by something unseen. He also describes possible Dogman-like howls, disturbing animal kills, dangerous areas he refuses to revisit, and the lasting fear caused by some of these experiences.

The conversation examines Appalachian witness testimony, possible connections between cryptid and paranormal activity, theories surrounding quartz and strange lights, and the role of faith in overcoming fear and confronting the unknown.

Guest: Jerry Millwood

Rebels Dark Tales of Appalachia:
https://youtube.com/@casarrebel01

North Carolina Investigates:
https://youtube.com/@NCINorthCarolinaInvestigat-l8k

Sasquatch Recon:
https://youtube.com/@SasquatchRecon-c6g

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
06:00 Jerry Millwood’s Appalachian Encounters
10:18 Roadside Bigfoot Sighting Near a Cornfield
15:34 Witness Reports Begin Pouring In
29:27 Something Yelled from the Woods
37:49 Red Eye Shine Near an Old Graveyard
40:30 Mysterious Animal Kills
43:25 Dangerous Areas He Refuses to Revisit
44:16 Quartz Rocks and Possible Bigfoot Activity
52:53 Orbs, Strange Lights, and Portal Theories
59:51 Mysterious Lights Among the Trees
1:08:07 Faith, Fear, and Spiritual Authority
1:13:36 Final Thoughts
1:15:00 Closing

The Night’s Watch provides a place for witnesses to be heard while examining cryptids, paranormal activity, spiritual questions, and the unexplained with curiosity and discernment.

What if the things people call ghosts, demons, aliens, shadow figures, and cryptids are not separate phenomena at all?

In this episode of The Night’s Watch, Ash recounts a lifetime of disturbing encounters with intelligent presences, doppelgangers, mysterious creatures, alien-like beings, and entities that appeared to know exactly who he was.

His experiences include a creature outside his childhood window, beings watching from a staircase, entities mimicking members of his family, something speaking from the darkness, and unexplained activity associated with burial grounds and allegedly cursed land. Ash also describes an Ouija board incident, a terrifying clawed hand, red-eyed scarecrow creatures, and an encounter with a massive wolf-like animal.

Jim and Ash explore whether these experiences represent unrelated paranormal events or different manifestations of the same underlying reality. They also examine spiritual warfare, familiar spirits, persistent encounters, and why certain individuals appear to attract unexplained activity throughout their lives.

Are these separate phenomena—or are they connected in ways most people refuse to consider? Listen to Ash’s testimony and decide for yourself.

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
02:15 Ash Joins the Conversation
08:49 Burial Grounds and Unexplained Activity
11:39 The Creature Outside the Childhood Window
21:06 Doppelganger Activity Inside the House
22:45 Entities Mimicking Family Members
26:04 The Ouija Board Incident
30:16 Three Beings Watching from the Stairs
45:20 “You Can’t Handle It”
52:10 The Clawed Hand Encounter
1:04:15 Familiar Spirits and the Nature of Entities
1:11:20 Red-Eyed Scarecrow Creatures
1:12:49 The Massive Wolf-Like Creature
1:15:00 Cursed Land and Paranormal Activity
1:19:00 Final Thoughts

The Night’s Watch provides a place for experiencers to be heard while examining paranormal encounters, cryptids, spiritual warfare, and the unseen world with curiosity and biblical discernment.

What happens when witness encounters, modern disclosure, biblical faith, and high strangeness collide?

Jim sits down with Derek Davis, author of Christians Avoiding Monsters, to examine why many churches refuse to engage subjects such as Bigfoot, UFOs, cryptids, spiritual warfare, supernatural encounters, and the unseen realm.

They discuss why these experiences are frequently mocked or ignored in Christian spaces, leaving witnesses isolated and reluctant to speak. Derek explains how Christians can examine paranormal claims through a biblical worldview while maintaining discernment, compassion, and respect for those reporting extraordinary events.

The conversation also explores modern disclosure, the value of witness testimony, an alleged encounter and cover-up at an Ohio reservoir, community infighting, and the emotional toll these experiences can carry. Jim and Derek ultimately consider how faith, gratitude, and perspective can keep the pursuit of difficult mysteries from consuming a person’s life.

If you have ever wondered whether the church has a blind spot concerning the supernatural, this conversation is for you.

Guest: Derek Davis
Author: Christians Avoiding Monsters
Website: https://DLDavisMedia.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGRS9PVQ

Episode chapters:

00:00 Introduction
03:12 Why Churches Avoid Paranormal Encounters
18:02 Spiritual Warfare and the Paranormal
37:37 The Ohio Reservoir Encounter and Alleged Cover-Up
58:41 Maintaining Balance While Investigating Darkness
1:09:00 High Strangeness, Corruption, and Disclosure

The Night’s Watch provides a place for experiencers to be heard while approaching supernatural claims with curiosity, discernment, and a biblical worldview.